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Fort Campbell
HISTORY
Fort Campbell Army Post straddles the border of
Kentucky and Tennessee. The post is named in honor of
William Bowen Campbell, a former Tennessee Governor
who served as a Union General in the Civil War. Fort
Campbell was originally established (in 1942) as a
war-time armor training and mobilization camp during
WWII and became a permanent installation in 1950.
From 1948 to 1965, the post was also home to Clarksville
Base, a top-secret nuclear weapons storage and
modification facility. Over the years, Fort Campbell has
been home to several airborne, armored and infantry
units and has grown to become one of the Army’s most
important permanent installations.
Fort Campbell has been the home of the 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault), the only Air Assault division in the
world, since 1956. Two prestigious Special Operations
Command units, the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
(Airborne), have also been at Fort Campbell since the
mid-1980s. In 2009, the 52nd Ordnance Group (EOD)
relocated to Fort Campbell (from Fort Gilliam, GA) as part
of 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)
stationing actions.
Throughout its history, Fort Campbell has supported the
training and deployment of front-line Army units involved
in the nation’s wars, beginning with World War II through
Vietnam and Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, and
up to the current Overseas Contingency Operations.
Since 2002, Fort Campbell units have been among the
most deployed combat units in the Army.
MISSION
Fort Campbell is a power projection platform and a major
maneuver installation for the Army. It is also the home
of the Army’s most-deployed contingency forces.
Strategically located on the KY/TN State line, the
installation has the unique ability to deploy mission-ready
contingency forces by air, rail, highway and inland
waterway. US Army Garrison (Fort Campbell) mission is
to support expeditionary forces by providing equitable
and efficient services that sustain Fort Campbell and
enhance the well-being of the military community.
According to latest Army projections, Fort Campbell will
Demographics
Source: Garrison Commanders FY19 Fact Sheet
ACTIVE DUTY
SOLDIERS
27,483
ON POST
CIVILIANS
9,450
ON-POST
QUARTERS
4,502
ACRES
106,000
The Installation and its
employees helped to
generate $10.1 billion in
economic output through
direct, indirect, and induced
economic activity in the state
over the one-year time period.
Source: TN Dept. of Economic & Community Devleopment
Report on the Economic Impacts of Fort Campbell on the State
of Tennessee
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